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After 10 days or so of free agency, fans of NFL teams are asking basically the same question: have we filled our needs?

In a couple of different ways, that question was posed to Cardinals General Manager Steve Keim during a conference all on Thursday after cornerback Antonio Cromartie signed a 1-year deal.

Keim was asked how he feels the Cardinals match up in the NFC West.

"I certainly think we've made some improvements. I don't want to step out on a limb and say that we're there yet. As a perfectionist, I think we all look at things and would like to be a little deeper in certain positions.

"We'd like to grow a little bit more on the defensive line and add some length, not only at defensive end, but outside linebacker. And then safety is an issue where we need to continue to grow and get better at that spot. Inside linebacker probably needs more depth, and we'll find out what Kevin Minter is made of. Kevin is a guy that we drafted in the second round and is going to replace Karlos Dansby. He is in the audition stage. He's got to prove that he is the guy that we thought he was coming out of college at LSU."

Keim was asked if the team is in a good position now with their first-round pick given what it's done in free agency:

"I think that was the goal in mind at all times. I've talked about free agency and as we get further along in the process over the next couple of years, I would like to minimize how much we do in free agency. But at the same time, this is an area where you can address needs. My whole goal, and our whole goal as an organization, is to be able to go in, whether the 20th pick, the 52nd pick or the 84th, whatever the pick is, that we can sit there and look in the mirror and say we're taking the best player available and the guy who helps the Cardinals the most. I think through free agency we've afforded ourselves to do that."